women's football league to kick off on March 25
new delhi: Defending champions Eastern Sporting Union will take on Indira Gandhi Academy for Sports & Education on the opening day of the 2nd edition of the Hero Indian Women's league in Shillong on March 25. The tournament will be played among seven teams who face each other once with the top four teams advancing to the semi-finals to be played on April 12. The final is slated for April 15. I-league 2017-18 debutants Gokulam Kerala FC, the sole club from I-league to have fielded a team in the IWl will also be in action on the first day itself when they take on Rising Student Club of Odisha.
Indian Women edge past Korea 3-2
incheon: The Indian women's hockey team edged past Korea 3-2 in an absorbing contest to grab a 2-0 lead in the five-match series on Tuesday. The South Koreans came from behind twice in the match but India had the last laugh by keeping their nerve. Goals for India were scored by Poonam Rani (6th minute), skipper Rani (27th minute) and Gurjit Kaur (32nd minute) while Yurim lee (10th) and Jungeun Seo (31st) scored for the hosts. With India's confidence high after their 1-0 victory in the first match on Monday, they started the first quarter aggressively by making attacking forays inside the opposition's half. They were rewarded for their efforts when Poonam scored to give her side the lead.
Australia Women thrash India A by 321 runs
mumbai: The Australian women's team warmed up in style as they thrashed India A by 321 runs in the first of the two practice games held here on Tuesday. Put into bat, riding on a superb century by wicket-keeper Beth Mooney (115), the visitors posted a mammoth 413/8 on the board in their allotted 50 overs and then bundled out the hosts for a partly 92 in 29.5 overs at the Mumbai Cricket Association's Bandra Kurla Complex facility. The Australian Women's team will play Indian Women's team in a three match One Day Internationals rubber starting from March 12 at Vadodara and later in a T20 tri-series, the third team being England.
Karnataka enters Deodhar final, to meet India B
dharamsala: Vijay Hazare champions Karnataka continued their domination in 50-over format with a clinical 65-run victory over India A to enter the final of the Deodhar Trophy, where they will meet Shreyas Iyer led India B. Karnataka dominated the one-sided encounter against 'A' team scoring a mammoth 339 for 4, riding on Ravikumar Samarth's (85 off 87 balls) and all-rounder Pawan Deshpande's (95 off 87 balls). The duo added 137 runs for third wicket to lay a foundation on which, Stuart Binny (37 off 24) and wicketkeeper CM Gautam (49 off 26 balls) added 72 runs in only 6.1 overs. In reply, India A were all-out for 274 in 39.5 overs with Unmukt Chand (81 off 70 balls) and Ishan Kishan (73 off 62 balls). India B are in the finals having defeated India A in the opening game of the tournament.
Gayle's record hundred helps West Indies beat UAE
Harare: Chris Gayle joined Hashim Amla and Sachin Tendulkar as only the third batsman in the history of ODI cricket to score centuries against 11 different countries, as the West Indies defeated the UAE by 60 runs in their opening group A fixture of the ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2018 here on Tuesday. Gayle smashed 11 sixes and seven fours in an electrifying 91-ball 123 and young Shimron Hetymer belted 14 fours and four sixes in a whirlwind 93-ball 127 as the two-time world champions posted 357 for four after electing to bat first. The UAE, in their turn at the wicket, offered a stiff resistance before going down by 60 runs after finishing at 297 for six. Rameez Shahzad, the 30-year-old right-handed batsman, showed a lot of courage and grit while scoring an attractive unbeaten 112.